Train crushes man to death in Kano

A man suspected to be drunk was on Wednesday night crushed to death by moving train in Sharada area in Kano.

A witness, who said the deceased might have slept off on the rail track when the moving train crushed him to death, revealed that the incident happened around 8pm.

Residents of the area saw the mutilated remains of the man the following morning, according to NAN.

When contacted, Magaji Majiya, police public relations officer of the state, said the matter was yet to be officially reported to the police.

He said he heard of the incident from people who called to find out from him.

Majiya added that he had directed the divisional police officer (DPO) in charge of the area to investigate the matter.